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Who invented the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique?
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Who invented the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique?

A.

Robert Koch

B.

Nicolas Appert

C.

Louis Pasteur

D.

Kary Mullis

Correct option is D


Kary Mullis developed the PCR technique in 1983, which is used to amplify DNA segments rapidly and is widely applied in food and clinical testing.

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